The Abe River (Abekawa), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi

「東海道名所之内　阿べ川」

Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active about 1836–1887)
Publisher: Enshûya Hikobei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1863 (Bunkyû 3), 5th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.7 × 23.2 cm (14 1/16 × 9 1/8 in.)

Credit Line Source unidentified

Accession Number2009.5009.63

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Marks, "When the Shogun...," Andon 81 (2007), #20A (62); Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #18-65; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 3 (1963), #3162

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16619, 11.16628, 11.44805, 11.44987, 2009.5009.63

Signed Yoshitora ga
芳虎画

Marks Censor's seal: Boar 5 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ôta Tashichi
改印：亥五改
彫師：彫太田多七